| Term | Definition |
| auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances |
| doddering | feeble minded from age; senile |
| anarchist | a person who advocates anarchy |
| anarchy | the absence of any form of political authority |
| deference | courteous respect |
| absolve | to pronounce clear of guilt |
| vigil | a period or act of observing; surveillance |
| lamentation | an expression of grief or mourning |
| transgress | to act in violation of the law |
| prevail | to be greater in strength or influence; triumph |
| profane | to blaspheme |
| revels | festivities |
| implacable | incapable of appeasement or mitigation |
| augury | the art, ability, or practice of foretelling events or interpreting omens |
| entrails | internal organs, especially intestines |
| carrion | dead and decaying flesh |
| misgive | to arouse suspicion |